Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 11/19/2007

Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions are published weekly on Monday afternoons to show a possible college football playoff format. Similar to the NCAA basketball tournament, 11 conference champions receive automatic bids. 5 additional spots are available for at-large bids.

Round 1 games would be hosted by the higher ranked seeds. Rounds 2 - 4 would incorporate the bowl system with host cities/bowls bidding to host the games. The "Big 4" BCS bowls would be permanent playoff hosts on a round-rotating basis (Championship, semi-finals and 1 round 2 game).

The playoff field for the week of 11/19/2007:

1. LSU (SEC Champion)
2. Kansas (Big 12 Champion)
3. Missouri (At Large Big 12)
4. West Virginia (Big East Champion)
5. Ohio State (Big 10 Champion)
6. Arizona State (PAC 10 Champion)
7. Georgia (At Large SEC)
8. Virginia Tech (ACC Champion)
9. Hawaii (WAC Champion)
10. Oklahoma (At Large Big 12)
11. Oregon (At Large PAC 10)
12. Boise State (At Large WAC)
13. BYU (MWC Champion)
14. Troy (Sunbelt Champion)
15. Central Florida(CUSA Champion)
16. Central Michigan (MAC Champion)

Dropped Out: None

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), Pac 10 (2), SEC (2), WAC (2), ACC (1), Big 10 (1), Big East (1), CUSA (1), MAC (1), MWC (1), Sunbelt (1), Independent (0)

Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.

Round 1
(16) Central Michigan vs (1) LSU
(9) Hawaii vs (8) Virginia Tech
(12) Boise State vs (5) Ohio State
(13) BYU vs (4) West Virginia
(11) Oregon vs (6) Arizona State
(14) Troy vs (3) Missouri
(10) Oklahoma vs (7) Georgia
(15) Central Florida vs (2) Kansas

Round 2
(8) Virginia Tech vs (1) LSU
(5) Ohio State vs (4) West Virginia
(6) Arizona State vs (3) Missouri
(7) Georgia vs (2) Kansas

Round 3
(4) West Virginia vs (1) LSU
(3) Missouri vs (2) Kansas

Championship Game
(2) Kansas vs (1) LSU